Passive reporting verbs

Passive reporting verbs

Reporting verbs

• It is said ... / He is said to be ... = Azt mondják, hogy ...

• It is known... / He is known to be... = Ismert, hogy... / Annyit tudni, hogy...

• It is considered ... / He is considered to be ... = Úgy tartják, hogy ...

• It is expected ... / He is expected to be ... = Várhatóan ...

IT + PASSIVE REPORTING VERB + THAT + CLAUSE (SUBJECT + VERB)

The police believe that the murderer is no longer in the country.

-> It is believed that the murderer is no longer in the country.

People thought that the building could collapse.

-> It was thought that the building could collapse.

-> It has been announced that they are going to cancel the tour.

SUBJECT + PASSIVE REPORTING VERB + TO INFINITIVE

He is said to be an art collector. -> present (simple infinitive)

They were believed to be secretly in love. -> present (simple infinitive)

They are thought to be living under strict protection. -> pr. continuous (continuous infinitive)

She is expected to become a superstar. -> future (simple infinitive)

She was thought to have left the previous week. -> past - the action happened in the past, before the reporting (perfect infinitive)

He is known to have been hiding somewhere in Panama since he escaped. -> past (perfect continuous infinitive)

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Multiple Choice

The prime minister ...... his resignation tomorrow.

• is expected to have announced

• is expected that he will

• is expected to will announce

• is expected to announce

Multiple Choice

A suspect ..... after the murder.

• is reported to have been arrested

• is reported that was arrested

• is reported that he was arrested

• is reported to be arresting

Multiple Choice

The side effects of this drug .... severe.

• think to be

• are thought that they are

• are thought they have been

• are thought to be

Multiple Choice

Hundreds of people .... killed in the earthquake.

• are reported that they were

• are reported to have been

• are reported that they are

• are reported to be

Multiple Choice

He ..... the best surgeon of all time.

• is considered be

• is considered that he was

• is considered to have been

• is considered that it was

THERE + PASSIVE REPORTING VERB + TO INFINITIVE

There are thougth to be too many obstacles to peace.

There are said to be rare birds in that forrest.

There are thought to be over 1.000 species in danger of extinction.